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Activity 3 | Immunisation – protecting our children from disease

Terms relating to immunisation

Distinguish between the following terms:

  • bacteria and viruses;

  • resistance and immunity;

  • active immunity and passive immunity;

  • inactivated vaccine and attenuated vaccine;

  • toxins and pathogens;

  • antibody and antigen.
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Posted October 1997.

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